NAHCON mourns medical team member

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has mourned the passing away of one of its National Medical Team members, Nurse Aminu Rufa’i from Zaria Local Government of Kaduna State who died in his sleep.

NAHCON’s Head of Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, said in a statement yesterday that the remains of Nurse Aminu who was apparently healthy at the time he went to bed had since been buried according to Islamic rites.

Usara said the commission’s Chairman, Barr. Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad prayed that Almighty Allah should give his family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Meanwhile, the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims back into the country is in its ninth day as Max Air and FlyNas have operated a total of 21 flights that conveyed 9, 658 pilgrims back to Nigeria.

Distribution of the flights so far shows Max Air has conveyed 5,428 pilgrims in 11 trips while FlyNas on its part transported 4,306 pilgrims in 10 flights.

Max Air has conducted flights to Katsina, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Kogi, Nasarawa, plus a special flight to Federal Capital Territory (FCT).